Sales-display cabinet.



J. SORENSEN.

SALES DISPLAY CABINET.

Ti N FILED AP APPLlCA 0 R- 12. 1915- L2] 1,77%. Patented Jan. 9, 1917.

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SALES DISPLAY CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 12. I915. L21 1,??4. Patented Jan. 9,1917.

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SALES-DISPLAY CABINET.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, J NsSoRENsEN, acitizen of the United States, residing at Harlan, in the county of Shelby and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sales-Display Cabinets, of which the following is a specification. 7

This invention relates to a sales display cabinet for the use of grocers or other dealers in foodstuffs, and has for its object to provide a cabinet consisting of a plurality of connected sections for containing and displaying coffee or other articles of food, the

construction being such that the contents may be conveniently removed when sold and that dust or foreign substances may be excluded.

The invention has especial reference to such an arrangement of parts that manufacture will be convenient and economical, and includes certain novel features of construction found'to be of advantage which will be fully described in detail, illustrated in the drawlngs and pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 shows a front elevation of the cabinet, parts of two of the sections being broken, and a part of a partition being in section. "Fig.

2 is-a plan view of the cabinet, the glass for the top of two of the'doors being partly broken away. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detail relating to Fig. '3, showing the rear doors of asection, when opened. Fig. 5 shows a rear.

view of one of the sections and a broken away part of an adjacent section, the rear doors 7 of a section' being broken away ,to show the side platesfor thelower door.

Referrlng now to the drawing for a more particular description, the display cabinet shown in Figs. 1 and 2 consists of any desired number of connected sectionsor compartments o, these being rectangular. in

plan.

In order that the cabinetmay be constructed economically an elongated base orbottom- 7 is provided, uponfwhich are secured the end plates 8 and the parallel, up

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umerals 10' and. 11 indicate grooved frame-strips which are secured uponthe front ends of the endplates and partitions at their respective lower and upper edges, the front and rear ends of said plates and partltlons being provided with facing strips Specification of Letters Patent.

. strips, each being of T-shape in cross-section and secured upon the top of an end plate or partition. Rectangular frames are indicated at 16, each being provided with a glass plate 17, and the frames may have slidable movements to move rearwardly of the cabinet while disposed in the grooves between two adjacent T-shaped bearing strips, any projection of these frames forwardly of the front of the cabinet being prevented by the head-pieces a of each frame, since the head-pieces have a greater length than the width of frames 16 and are adapted to engage the rear convergent ends 6 of strips15. The frames and glass plates operate to exclude dust or other objectionable substances, and while normally remaining closed, may be opened for purposes of filling the compartments or sections, if desired.

The rear facing-strips 13 havea greater length than strips 12,-and the rear ends of the upright plates 8 and partitions. 9 have a greater width than their front ends, with the result that frames 16 are disposed With a forward and downward inclination. The cabinet, when in use, is preferably placed on a counter (not shown). and whenin this position the contents of the several compartlight for each compartment, said artificial light'also supplying a limited, uniform de- Patented Jan. 9, 1917.

Application filed April 12, 1915. Serial No. 20,731.

' ments covered by'the frames; 16 and their gree=of heat required for safe storage of certain food products. ,For the purpose of supplying this artificial light, recesses'18 are formed in each partition, to open'on the rear end thereof, said recesses preferably conforming to the shape of the electric bulbs 19 which are inserted therein, atube or conduit I 20 for the wiring of the electric lights being disposed in recessesc opening on the top of the facing-strips 13. r

In order that the contents of the compartments may be removed when sold, a

door 21 is provided for each, these doors being adapted to swing outwardly'of the cabinet while mounted upon a pintle 22 having a length substantially equal to that of the cabinet and secured upon the lower end of the facing strips adjacent to the base 7 each door 21 being provided with side plates 23 adapted to be disposed parallel with and adjacent to an end plate 8 or partition 9. 'Also each side plate 23 is preferably of segmental form and is provided at its inner end at the terminal of its curved edge with a projection or catch 24; adapted to engage a lug or stop member 25 secured upon the facing plates 9, to limit its outward swinging move ment when opened for removing the contents of a compartment.

A second pintle is indicated at 26. It is disposed substantially parallel with pintle 22 and is secured to the facing plates 13, near their upper ends, and provides a mounting for the doors 27 with which the compartments are provided. The doors 27 may be swung upwardly to an open position to permit "entilation when required, or for providing additional space when removing the contents of the compartments. It will of course be understood that instead of using the rear doors from time to time when removing the contents of the compartments, such removal may be effected" from the top of the cabinet, after sliding the frames 16 for that purpose.

As thus described the cabinet provides a very convenient device for use in grocery stores since it is desirable that all food products, such as cereals, tea, coffee and many other articles be stored and sold in packages or kept under cover while exposed for sale. In some instances it is necessary for the proper preservation of the goods that they should not be exposed to undue light or heat, and for that purpose a shelf 28 which is substantially horizontal may be provided for each compartment and disposed near each frame 16, a vertical partition 29 being disposed adjacent to each glass plate 14 and arranged to supportthe shelf 28. By means of this construction that part of the contents of the compartments disposed below shelves 28 may be protected from any excessive heat occasioned by the electric'lights, a portion or layer of the goods, identical with the goods mentioned, being disposed upon the shelf 28 and at the front of the partition 29, where they may be seen or inspected.

Numeral 30 indicates an aperture formed in the front part of a shelf 28 so that the goods may be unloaded or deposited in the lowerpart of a compartment, whenever desired.

Numerals 31 indicate lids adapted to have slidable movements in the parallel guides 32 mounted on the shelves 28, to close the apertures 30. Recesses 33 are provided in each of the head pieces a of frames 16, in-which price-cards 84 may be inserted.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is,

A sales display cabinet, comprising, in combination with an elongated, rectangular base having vertical end walls and provided end walls to define a plurality of sections, rectangular, movable covers each having a transparent part and disposed above a section, transparent plates disposed vertically between the front ends of said walls, non- V with intermediate walls parallel with the rear end of each section for making a closure for a lower compartment, and a hingeably mounted door at the rear end of each section for making a closure for an angularly formed upper compartment.

In testimony whereof, I have affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

J ENS SORENSEN.

Witnesses:

G. K. SWIFT,

LEsLrE M. TAYLOR. 

